Gem-setting.



J. W. LAWSON, GEM SETTING.

APIPLIOATION r1121) MAR. 23, 1909.

983,295. Patented Feb. 7, 1911.

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\ Application filed March Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 7, 1911.

23, 1909. Serial No. 485,266.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, James Lawson, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Providence, in the county of Providence and State of Rhode Island, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Gem-Settings, of which the following is a specification, reference being bad therein to the accompanying drawing.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in. all the figures.

My invention relates to an improvement in jewel settings and has for its object the making of various connections and ornaments integral with the box-setting or gemsctting now in common use, and comprises the novel construction and combination of the several parts as hereinafter described and particularly set forth in the claims.

Figure 1 is a top plan view of a hox-setting having rings integral therewith. Fig.

2 is cross-sectional view upon line .X-X of.

Fig. 1. 3 is a top plan view of a boxsetting with ornamental structures integral therewith. Fig, t is a cross-sectional vieu taken upon line YY of Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the box-setting shown in Figs. 1 and 2. Fig, 6 is a top plan view of a square form of b0X-setting having both rings and ornamental structures integral therewith.

In the drawings A represents the body portion of a gemsetting which may be circular, oval, rectangular, or of any desired shape or form. A. has a flange 6, an inner should-er, bevel or seat 0 and the scrolls or other ornamental SJJTUCi/UTQS d, 03, and the rings, bars or ot r connections and attachments or The it extends in aplane parallel -with. the su faces said body portion and, may so e as to have its outer surface periph continuous with the outer surface 1 1 body portion to form the inte nal shoulder 0. as shown; or said flange may be constructed as to have its external diameter less than the external diameter of said 'i-ortion and its internal diameter g diameter of said body portion thus forming both an internal and external annular shoulder. The shoulder or seat 0 may be beveled or sonar-eh or of any configuration desired to prop ly receive and hold the girdle of the gem The d, d are integral with said body portion with the oriflees therein out and said parts may than the internal be of any size, design or shape and be constructed and adapted to any purpose desired, such for instance as portions thereof forming the bars and eyelets e, 6, when so pierced.

Here'to'fore in the use of the form of boxsetting shown in the drawings whenever any ornamental structures, attachments or c0nnections of any kind or nature have been used, such as correspond to the parts dd as ornamental structures and e@ as rings, eyelets and other connections, they have been swaged or soldered to the form of box-setting shown. The soldering anneals' and weakens the adjacent metals so that by reason thereof and also through faulty swaging said ornamental structures, attachments, and connections are often insecure and results in the'loss of valuable ornaments and gems or in the article ofjewelry being rendered useless and put away lest the valuable gem which the gem-setting holds should be lost. And in the case of the cheaper lines of goods the cost ofthe time and labor necessary to assemble the said ornamental --structures,. attachments and connections and to solder them is so great that it is prohibitive for many articles. In my improved gem-setting, said ornamental structures, attachments and connections or securing members are struck up integrally with said body portion from the same picce of stock ad so can be made as strongly as desired and at the same time at i a great saving of time and labor and dis dering. Moreover I strike up my improved gem-setting together with said parts d d and e e at once in the oval, square,circular or any shape desired, whereas the box-setting shown is made only in the round and so to get any other shape it must afterward be taken and swaged into the desired shape.

My improved gemsetting can be struck up with an open or closed back asdesired.

I claim "as a novel and useful invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1.. The improved gem-setting herein described consisting of a body portion of uni form thickness, a flange of less thickness extending integrally from one end of said body portion parallel with the axis-0f, and

having its outer surface in direct even and regular continuation of the outer surface of said body portion, and a shoulder extending from the inner base of said flange to the in nor surface of said body portion and ornamental structures and rings extending integrally from the other end of said body portion "and from the outer surface thereof and radially from and substantially at right angles to said axis, substantially as specified.

portion parallel with the'" axis and having its outer periphery everywhere. in alinement with the outer perlphery of said body portion and a shoulder extending from the inner base of said flange to the inner surface of said body portion and connectlons and ornamental structures extending integrally from the other end of saidbody portion and from the outer surface thereofand radially thereems 3. The improved gem-setting herein described consisting of a body portion having an internal seat adapted to receive a gem, an integral flange extending from the top outline of said seat, and ornamental structures extending integrally from the base of said body portion and from the outer surface thereof and in a plane substantially parallel to the plane pasing through said seat, substantially as and for the pur ose set forth.

In testimony whereof I a x my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JAMES W. LAWSON. Witnesses:

BENJAMIN L. Dnnms, I-Iowann A. LAMPREY. 

